Clause, Chapter 6 Flashcards
A wicked, ambitious king who took over the government of Palestine with the help of the Romans. He was from Idumea and was half-Jewish, but he portrayed himself as a Jew returning from exile
Herod the Great
A district in the northern part of ancient Israel, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, whose population was not deported with the rest of the Kingdom
Galilee
Latin term for “Roman Peace”
Pax Romana
Members from an ancient Jewish sect, active during the time of Jesus. From Aramaic meaning, “the separated ones”
Pharisees
A Jewish sect, descendants of Zadok, that believed in accommodating Judaism in modern life
Sadducees
The city where Jesus was born. Ancestral home of David, which is why Joseph, descendant of David, had to go there to be enrolled.
Bethlehem
From the Greek, “manifestation”, the manifestation of Christ to the world. The Feast of Epiphany celebrates the adoration of Christ child by the Magi, the baptism of Christ in the Jordan, and his first miracle at the wedding in Cana.
Epiphany
In light of God’s free choice of Mary from all eternity to be the Mother of His Son, this dogma was defined by Pope Bl. Pius IX in 1854.
Immaculate Conception
To come into flesh. The second Person of the Trinity assumed human nature and became man in order to accomplish salvation in that same human nature.
Incarnatoin
The Only begotten Son of God and the Word of God who took on human nature for the redemption of human beings.
Jesus Christ
